Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 65
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa ra by an idolator while he was praying. Hadrat Abu Bakr rescued him. Umm. Jamil, the wife of Abū Lahab, used to throw rubbish and thorny bushes at the Holy Prophet's" front door and obstruct the way to his house. All this did not slow or inhibit in any way the Holy Prophet in carrying out his sa sa mission. Rather, the Holy Prophet continued to preach with still more enthusiasm. Meccans did whatever they could do to stop him and his followers from spreading the message, without any success. The opposition to the Holy Prophet" and hostility towards him further intensified. Despite this, Islām continued to flourish. During this period of turmoil, Hadrat. Hamzah, the uncle of the Holy Prophet", accepted Islām. He was a brave man. His acceptance of Islām strengthened the mission of the Holy. Prophet and the opposition was slightly muted. sa sa sa 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah suggested to the Holy Prophet" that if he wanted money it would be gathered for him to such an extent that he would become the richest person amongst them; if he wanted honor, he would be made their chief, if he wanted sovereignty, he would be made king so that he would decide all affairs. The Holy Prophet" rejected his offer. 'Utbah returned to his cohorts and told them that no temptation would sway. Muḥammad away from his mission. sa. When all the efforts of the idolators to dissuade the Holy Prophet" from his mission failed, they came up with a proposal they thought might work. They proposed that if the Holy Prophet" would adore their idols they would adore his God and as a result of this action the hostility would cease. . The Holy Prophet rejected the proposal outright as in no way would he adore idols and mix truth with falsehood. sa. Migration of Muslims to Abyssinia (Habshah). With the failure of all their proposals to stop the Holy Prophet from spreading the message of Islām, the Quraish became frustrated and 65 sa